Sleeve length measuring device



July 1, 1958 A. MONTANA 2,840,912 SLEEVE LENGTH MEASURING DEVICE FiledDec. 22, 1955 II I INVENTOR ANT/HON v Mo/v rmvn BY z.

ATTORNEY United States Patent SLEEVE LENGTH MEASURING DEVICE AnthonyMontana, Jersey City, N. J.

Application December 22, 1955, Serial No. 554,791

Claims. (Cl. 33-2) This invention relates generally to a sleeve lengthmeasuring device.

An object of the invention is to provide a sleeve length measuringdevice which accurately, quickly, and with facility may be used by atailor or fitter to determine or indicate the amount a sleeve is to belengthened or shortened for a particular wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sleeve length measuringdevice of the character indicated which shall effect uniformity insleeve lengths with relation to the length of the finger tips of aparticular wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sleeve length measuringdevice of the character indicated which is of simple design andconstruction, accurate and foolproof in use, and inherently easy tooperate.

Other objects of the invention will be set forth hereinafter, or will beapparent from the description and the drawings, in which is illustratedan embodiment exemplifying the invention.

The invention, however, is not intended to be restricted to anyparticular construction, or any particular arrangement of parts, or anyparticular application of any such construction or arrangement of parts,or any specific method of operation or use, or any of the variousdetails thereof, even where specifically shown and described herein, asthe same may be modified in various particulars, or may be applied inmany varied relations, without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe claimed invention, of which the exemplifying embodiment, hereinshown and described, is intended only to be illustrative, and only forthe purpose of complying with the requirements of the statutes fordisclosure of an operative embodiment, but not to show all the variousforms and modifications in which the invention might be embodied.

On the drawings, in which the same reference characters refer to thesame parts throughout, and in which is disclosed such a practicalconstruction,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a sleeve length measuring deviceembodying features of the invention, shown in use in association withthe hand and the sleeve of a wearer;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of a sleeve length measuring deviceembodying features of the invention, to enlarged scale, and with partsbroken away to reveal structural details, with parts shown by dottedlines to illustrate different positions;

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical cross-sectional view of the upper part ofthe sleeve length measuring device as seen from line 3-3 of Fig. 5, andto further enlarged scale;

Fig. 4 is a detail vertical cross-sectional view of the upper part ofthe sleeve length measuring device as seen from line 44 of Fig. 5, andsubstantially to the same scale as Fig. 4;

Fig. 5 is a transverse cross-sectional view, to substantially the samescale as Figs. 3 and 4, as seen from line 5-5 of Fig. 2; and

, Fig. 6 is a transverse cross-sectional view, to substantially the samescale as Figs. 3, 4 and 5, as seen from line 66 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a sleeve length measuringdevice 10 which is adapted to be associated with a wearers hand H and asleeve S, as shown in Fig. 1. Device 10 may comprise a rigid supportmember 12 having a thumb piece 14 carried thereon and generally locatedadjacent the lower end 16 of member 12. The member may have a housing 18located adjacent its upper end 20, and project laterally therefrom.Thumb piece 14 is slidable along member 12 toward and away from housing18 to effect an adjustment, as, for example, to the dotted line position14 thereof.

Thumb. piece 14 may include a thumb rest or platform 22, upon which thetip of the thumb is intended to be rested during a sleeve lengthdetermining operation. Piece 14 may have an opening 24 formedtherethrough for extension of member 12 loosely therethrough in orderthat thumb piece 14 may slide along member 12. In order releasably toretain thumb piece 14 in an adjusted position along the length of member12, said thumb piece may have a leaf spring 26 anchored to the piecewithin slot 24 by means of a rivet 28 or any other suitable means.

Member 12 may have a longitudinal groove 30 at one side thereof forreception of spring 26, which is thus permitted to slide along and beguided in groove 30 when thumb piece 14 moves along member 12. Spring 26biases thumb piece 14 to the left in Figs. 1 and 2, and retains thethumb piece in engagement with member 12 in order frictionally to retainthe thumb piece in the adjusted positions. A stop member 32 may besecured at end 16 of member 12 in any suitable manner to prevent thethumb piece from sliding off member 12.

Housing 13 may be constructed, if desired, as an integral part of member12. It is intended to include a dispensing chamber 34 for the receptionof powdered chalk 36 or any other suitable marking medium. Chamber 34 isin communication with dispenser outlet 38 (Figs. 3 and 5). Outlet 33 maybe defined by a cover member 40, secured in any suitable manner at theouter end of housing 18, and a plate 42 interposed between housing 18and member 40. Housing 18, plate 42, and member 4!} are integrated witheach other in any conventional manner in surface-to-surface engagementso that outlet 38 is defined between member 40 and plate 42.

Plate 42 has an opening 44 in registry with and substantiallycoextensive with the cross-section of chamber 34. Plate 42 has anoutwardly flared part 46 which, in conjunction with a companionoutwardly flared part 48 of member 4 9, defines a passage St} betweenchamber 34 and outlet 38. Member 4% may have a pair of marginal ribs 52depending into surface engagement with edge portions of underlying plate42, so that the ribs define opposite sides of passage 50. Outlet 38, inthe form of a thin elongated nozzle, when chalk is blown therethrough,is adapted to form a relatively thin uniform marking line on sleeve S.

' Member 40 is provided with a threaded opening 54 in registry withchamber 34. Threadedly engaged in opening 54 is a filler plug 56 whichis removable for filling the chamber. Plug 56 is preferably providedwith a knurled surface 53 to facilitate the manual rotation thereof. Itwill be apparent that any suitable structural arrangement may beutilized to form outlet 38, and to integrate the latter with its supplychamber 34, and that the specific arrangement described above, by whichmember 40 and plate 42 are integrated with housing 18, is given by wayof example only.

Suitably secured in opening 60 of filler plug 56 is an end of a tube 62,to the opposite end of which is convent 66 to the atmosphere. Tube 62may be secured to plug 56 and bulb 64 in any desired manner. Squeezingbulb 64 in the usual manner applies air under pressure through tube 62to chamber 34 so that powdered chalk 36 may be stirred up by the airstream and caused to flow in a stream through passage Strand outlet 38.

Housing 18 may have a slot 68 formed in a side wall thereof. Slidablymounted in slot 68 is a graduated measuring element 70. A retainer plate72 may be retained in position to overlay element 70 and slot 68 toprevent lateral displacement of element 70 from slot 63. Plate 72 may besecured to housing 18 by means of screws 74. Measuring element iii maycomprise a shank 76 which may have graduations 78 provided on its facein suitable increments. Shank 76 may have a laterally projectingindicating finger 89 which may terminate in a pointer 82. Finger 80 ismovable relatively to outlet 38, as, for example, from the solid lineposition 80 (Fig. 2) to the dotted line positions 80.

The tip of pointer 82 of finger 80 is shown as substantially verticallyaligned with outlet 33. The upper edge 34 of plate 72 is shown inalignment with outlet 38, and may constitute an index line forgraduations 78, in directly reading or indicating the distance betweenoutlet 38 and pointer 82. Housing 18 may be provided with a kerf orrecess 86 extending laterally from slot 63, for reception of finger 80,the finger engaging against the bottom of recess 86 when element 70 isin the position shown in Fig. 1.

In order releasably to retain measuring element 70 in the adjustedpositions there is provided a clamping screw 88 which, when it istightened, clamps element 70 against plate 72. Plate 72 is slotted, asindicated at 90, to provide clearance for screw 88 on movement ofmeasuring element 70. Screw 88 may engage with end edge 92 of slot 90 tolimit movement of measuring element 70 in one direction, whileengagement of element 70 with recess 86 provides the other limit.

In practice, the thumb tip of the hand is rested on thumb rest 22 ofthumb piece 14 in the manner shown in Fig. 1. The thumb piece is movedslidably along member 12 until the level of outlet 33 corresponds to thesleeve length desired. If the sleeve length is longer than desired, andthus requires shortening, bulb 64 is actuated to mark the desired sleevelength on sleeve S. Such actuation will produce a thin distinct uniformline on the sleeve. If the sleeve length is shorter than desired andthus requires lengthening, measuring element 7 is moved, as shown inFig. 2, so that pointer 82 is brought to a level corresponding to theterminal end of the sleeve. Measuring element 70 may then be secured inthis adjusted position by means of screw 83. The amount of lengtheningrequired for sleeve S will then be indicated directly to be read fromgraduations 7S, calibrated in any desired manner, as disposed withreference to the index line defined by edge 84, the amount being thedistance between outlet 38 and pointer 82. The desired adjustment ofthumb piece 14 for one sleeve may be used for the other sleeve in orderto assure attainment of uniform sleeve lengths with respect to thefinger tips of the wearer.

Support member 12 may have a concave recess 94 along its longitudinalextent from its lower end 16 to housing 18, so that a portion of thethumb may be snugly positioned during the sleeve length measuringoperation shown in Fig. 1. Housing 18 may have a smooth longitudinalcurvature, indicated at 96, which tapers toward the adjacent end ofrecess M to conform to and interfit with a portion of the hand duringsuch sleeve length measuring operation. Outlet 38 and pointer 32 projectlaterally from member 12 to the region of sleeve S when the thumb andhand are operatively associated with device 10. Thus device accurately,quickly, and facilely indicates to the tailor or fitter the amount ofsleeve lengthening or shortening required to obtain the desired sleevelength.

Many other changes could be efiected in the particular constructions,and in the methods of use and construction, and in specific detailsthereof, hereinbefore set forth, without substantially departing fromthe invention intended to be defined herein, the specific descriptionbeing merely of an embodiment capable of illustrating certain principlesof the invention.

What is claimed as new and useful is:

1. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a support member, athumb piece and a dispenser outlet mounted in spaced relation on saidsupport, the thumb piece providing means to receive the thumb of a handon an arm upon which a sleeve i disposed, the outlet and the supportbeing fixedly associated with each other, the thumb piece being movablealong said support member toward and away from said outlet, the relativemovement of the outlet and the thumb piece effecting adjustment tolocate the outlet to determine a desired sleeve length when the thumb ofa hand is positioned on said thumb piece, and means for dispensing amarking medium through said outlet.

2. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a support member, athumb piece and a marking device mounted in longitudinally spacedrelation on said support member, the thumb piece providing means toreceive the thumb of a hand on an arm upon which a sleeve is disposed,the marking device and the support being fixedly associated with eachother, the thumb piece being relatively adjustable along said supportmember toward and away from the marking device, the relative adjustmenteffecting positioning of said marking device to determine a desiredsleeve length when the thumb of a hand is positioned on said thumb pieceand the thumb piece has been moved to an adjusted position.

3. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a support member, athumb piece and a dispenser outlet mounted in spaced relation on saidsupport member, the thumb piece providing means to receive the thumb ofa hand on an arm upon which a sleeve is disposed, the thumb piece beingmovable along said support member toward and away from said outlet, therelative movement of outlet and thumb piece effecting adjustment tolocate the outlet to determine a desired sleeve length when the thumb ofa hand is positioned on said thumb piece, and a measuring elementdisposed in relation to and movable relative to said outlet, saidmeasuring element being movable to a position in alignment with theterminal end of the sleeve when the terminal end is short of said outletto determine the required amount for sleeve lengthening.

4. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a support member, .athumb piece and a dispenser outlet mounted in spaced relation on saidsupport member, the thumb piece providing means to receive the thumb ofa hand on an arm upon which a sleeve is disposed, the thumb piece beingmovable along said support member toward and away from said outlet, therelative movement of the outlet and the thumb piece effecting adjustmentto locate the outlet to determine a desired sleeve length when the thumbof a hand is positioned on said thumb piece, and a graduated measuringelement disposed adjacent said outlet, said element having an indicatingpart movable longitudinally toward and away from said outlet on the sideof the outlet opposite to that of said thumb piece, said part beingmovable to a. position in alignment with the terminal end of the sleevewhen the terminal end is short of said outlet to determine the requiredamount for sleeve lengthening required.

5. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a support member, athumb piece and a dispenser outlet mounted in spaced relation on saidsupport member, the thumb piece providing means to receive the thumb ofa hand on an arm upon which a sleeve is disposed, the thumb piece beingmovable along said support member toward and away from said outlet, therelative movement of outlet and thumb piece effecting adjustment tolocate the outlet to determine a desired sleeve length when the thumb ofa hand is positioned on said thumb piece, and a measuring elementdisposed in relation to and movable relative to said outlet, saidmeasuring element being movable to a position in alignment with theterminal end of the sleeve when the terminal end is short of said outletto determine the required amount for sleeve lengthening, and means fordispensing a marking medium through said outlet for marking the desiredlength on the sleeve.

6. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a longitudinallyextending support member, a thumb piece and a dispenser outlet mountedin longitudinally spaced relation on the support member, the thumb pieceproviding means to receive the thumb of a hand on an arm upon which asleeve is disposed, the thumb piece being adjustably slidable along saidsupport member toward and away from said outlet to determine a desiredsleeve length when the thumb of a hand is positioned on said thumbpiece, means for dispensing a marking medium through said outlet, and agraduated measuring element adjustably slidable with relation to theoutlet and longitudinally along said support member at a positionadjacent said outlet, said measuring element having an indicating partmovable relatively to said outlet on said sliding movement of saidmeasuring element.

7. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a longitudinallyextending support member, a thumb piece and a dispenser outlet mountedin longitudinally spaced relation on the support member, the thumb pieceproviding means to receive the thumb of a hand on an arm upon which asleeve is disposed, the thumb piece being adjustably slidable along saidsupport member toward and away from said outlet to determine a desiredsleeve length when the thumb of a hand is positioned on said thumbpiece, means for dispensing a marking medium through said outlet, and agraduated measuring element adjustably slidable with relation to theoutlet and longitudinally along said support member at a positionadjacent said outlet, said measuring element having an indicating partmovable relatively to said outlet on said sliding movement of saidmeasuring element, said thumb piece, outlet, and indicating partextending laterally on the same side of said support member.

8. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a longitudinallyextending support member, a thumb piece and a dispenser outlet mountedin longitudinally spaced relation on the support member, the thumb pieceproviding means to receive the thumb of a hand on an arm upon which asleeve is disposed, the thumb piece being adjustably slidable along saidsupport member toward and away from said outlet to determine a desiredsleeve length when the thumb of a hand is positioned on said thumbpiece, means for dispensing a marking medium through said outlet, and agraduated measuring element adjustably slidable longitudinally alongsaid support member at a position adjacent said outlet, said measuringelement having an indicating part movable relatively to said outlet onsaid sliding movement of said measuring element, said support memberhaving a longitudinally extending concave recess at one side thereof,the recess extending for a substantial length from said thumb piecetoward said outlet for the reception of the thumb during the sleevelength measuring operation.

9. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a longitudinallyextending support member, a thumb piece and a dispenser outlet mountedin longitudinally spaced relation on the support member, the thumb pieceproviding means to receive the thumb of a hand on an arm upon which asleeve is disposed, the thumb piece being adjustably slidable along saidsupport member toward and away from said outlet to determine a desiredsleeve length when the thumb of a hand is positioned on said thumbpiece, means for dispensing a marking medium through said outlet, and agraduated measuring element adjustably slidable longitudinally alongsaid support member at a position adjacent said outlet, said measuringelement having an indicating part movable relatively to said outlet onsaid sliding movement of said measuring element, said support memberhaving an enlarged part at one side thereof extending from the region ofsaid outlet toward said thumb piece, said enlarged part having alongitudinal curvature at the inner end thereof to conform with aportion of the hand during the sleeve length measuring operation.

10. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a longitudinallyextending support member, a thumb piece and a dispenser outlet mountedin longitudinally spaced relation on the support member, the thumb pieceproviding means to receive the thumb of a hand on an arm upon which asleeve is disposed, the thumb piece being adjustably slidable along saidsupport member toward and away from said outlet to determine a desiredsleeve length when the thumb of a hand is positioned on said thumbpiece, means for dispensing a marking medium through said outlet, and agraduated measuring element 20 adjustably slidable longitudinally alongsaid support member at a position adjacent said outlet, said measuringelement having an indicating part movable relatively to said outlet onsaid sliding movement of said measuring element, said support memberhaving a longitudinally extending concave recess at one side thereof,the recess extending for a substantial length from said thumb piecetoward said outlet for the reception of the thumb during the sleevelength measuring operation, said support member having an enlarged partat said one side thereof extending from the region of said outletinwardly to said concave recess, said enlarged part having alongitudinal curvature at the inner end thereof tapering toward theadjacent end of said recess for conformity with a portion of the handduring the sleeve length measuring operation.

11. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a longitudinallyextending support member, a thumb piece and a dispenser outlet mountedin longitudinally spaced relation on the support member, the thumb pieceproviding means to receive the thumb of a hand on an arm upon which asleeve is disposed, the thumb piece being adjustably slidable along saidsupport member toward and away from said outlet to determine a desiredsleeve length when the thumb of a hand is positioned on said thumbpiece, means for dispensing a marking medium through said outlet, and agraduated measuring element adjustably slidable longitudinally alongsaid support member at a position adjacent said outlet, said measuringelement having an indicating part movable relatively to said outlet onsaid sliding movement of said measuring element, said support memberhaving an enlarged part at one side thereof extending from the region ofsaid outlet toward said thumb piece, said enlarged part having alongitudinal curvature at the inner end thereof to conform with aportion of the hand during the sleeve length measuring operation, saidenlarged part defining a dispensing chamber in fluid communication withsaid outlet.

12. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a longitudinallyextending support member, a thumb piece and a dispenser outlet mountedin longitudinally spaced relation on the support member, the thumb pieceproviding means to receive the thumb of a hand on an arm upon which asleeve is disposed, the thumb piece being adjustably slidable along saidsupport member toward and away from said outlet to determine a desiredsleeve length when the thumb of a hand is positioned on said thumbpiece, means for dispensing a marking medium through said outlet, 21graduated measuring element adjustably slidable longitudinally alongsaid support member at a position adjacent said outlet, said measuringelement having an indicating part movable relatively to said outlet onsaid sliding movement of said measuring element, and means forreleasably retaining said thumb piece and said measuring element inadjusted positions.

13. A sleeve length measuring device, comprisinga longitudinallyextending support member, a thumb piece mounted adjacent one end of thesupport member, the support member having an enlarged part adjacent itsopposite end, said thumb piece providing means to receive the thumb of ahand on an arm upon which a sleeve is disposed, said thumb piece beingadjustably slidable along said support member toward and away from saidenlarged part, a dispenser outlet laterally projecting at the outer endof said enlarged part, said enlarged part defining'a dispensing chamberin fluid communication with said outlet, means for introducing fluidpressure into said chamber for dispensing a marking medium from saidchamber through said outlet, the position of the outlet on completion ofadjustment being adapted to correspond to the desired sleeve length whenthe thumb is positioned on said thumb piece in the adjusted position,and a graduated measuring element adjustably slidable longitudinallyrelatively to said support member, said measuring element having alaterally projecting indicating part movable relatively to said outleton sliding movement of said measuring element, said outlet and saidindicating part having their terminal ends in substantial alignment.

14. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a longitudinallyextending support member, a thumb piece mounted adjacent one end of thesupport member, the support member having an enlarged part adjacent itsopposite end, said thumb piece providing means to receive the thumb of ahand on an arm upon which a sleeve is disposed, said thumb piece beingadjustably slidable along said support member toward and away from saidenlarged part, a dispenser outlet laterally projecting at the outer endof said enlarged part, said enlarged part defining a dispensing chamberin fluid communication with said outlet, means for introducing fluidpressure into said chamber for dispensing a marking medium fromsaidchamber through said outlet, the position of the outlet on completion ofadjustment being adapted to correspond to the desired sleeve length whenthe thumb is positioned on said thumb piece in the adjusted position,and a graduated measuring element adjustably slidable longitudinallyrelatively to said support member, said measuring element having alaterally projecting indicating part movable relatively to said outleton sliding movement of said measuring element, and means for releasablyretaining said 8 thumb piece and said measuring element in adjustedpositions.

15. A sleeve length measuring device, comprising a longitudinallyextending support member, a thumb piece mounted adjacent one end of thesupport member, the support member having an enlarged part adjacent itsopposite end, said thumb piece providing means to receive the thumb of ahand on an arm upon which a sleeve is disposed, said thumb piece beingadjustably slidable along said support member toward and away from saidenlarged part, a dispenser outlet laterally projecting at the outer endof said enlarged part, said enlarged part defining a dispensing chamberin fluid communication with said outlet, means for introducing fluidpressure into said chamber for dispensing a marking medium from saidchamber through said outlet, the position of the outlet on completion ofadjustment being adapted to correspond to the desired sleeve length whenthe thumb is positioned on said thumb piece in the adjusted position,and a graduated measuring element adjustably slidable longitudinallyrelatively to said support member, said measuring element having alaterally projecting indicating part movable relatively to said outleton sliding movement of said measuring element, said support memberhaving a concave recess extending longitudinally from one end thereof tosaid enlarged part, said enlarged part having a longitudinal curvatureat the inner end thereof tapering toward the adjacent end of saidrecess, said concave recess being adapted for the reception of the thumbduring the sleeve length measuring operation with said longitudinalcurvature being adapted to conform with a portion of the hand.

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